M - - PAGE EIGHT The OREGON STATESMAN. Sato. Oregon, Friday Morning. December 22, 1933 a. f. Bonox : KB IT BRIDGE Mrs. T. Bowersox won the two t : acssion duplicate bridge contest , concluded Tuesday afternoon at the Marian hotel with a total of 142 points. She was also high In . play for that afternoon. Jeanne Wilson waa very close for the two afternoons with , a total of 14 points. Standing of the first eight players for the 50 hands, accord ing to Mrs. William H. Quinn, di rector, was: 1. Mrs. Bowersox 142; 2. Jeanne Wilson 140; 3. Mrs. Dan Kellaher 138: 4. Mrs. Harry Weidmer 131: 6. Rathtta Hoffnell 1301; 6. Mrs. William Walton 127; 7. Mrs. Prinee Byrd 127; 8. Mrs. William - EInxig 126. The contest was held as a test of ability of individual players. In ; the afternoons of December. 12 and December 19. It was arranged -. that erery player played two 5 boards with every other player as V- a partner and two boards with ev i ' cry ' other player aa an opponent! ' Individual tallies were given eaeh player , to assist in finding new -, V' places. - The schedule for 25 players used by Mrs. Quinn was used in the national championship last - year. One player sits oat during each round, since it was impos sible to devise a plan whereby 25 players would constantly bid and play. The novelty of the move ment, according to Mrs. Quinn, ap pealed to the players and proved to many the value of a good part nership game. Hollywood's Newest Newlyweds 4 Sfc, ',Jrfl(, N V- 'it V Si. f I s W :1 s CARLOADIXGS BOOM SEATTLE, Dec. 21. (JP) Pa rt fic northwest carloadings of 63, 317 cars during November were the best for November since 1930, Secretary R. E. Clark of the Pa cific northwest advisory board for "the American Railway, association reported today. In November last year, they were 54,974 and in Novi. 1931, 60,288. Vivacious Alice White, screen star, and Sidney Bartlett, screen writer, whose marriage in Magdalena, Sonora, Mex., climaxed the longest engagement in Hollywood history. Their engagement was first an nounced by the actress in 1929. It was subsequently broken and repaired more than once. GETS IRON JOB LIBERTY, Dec. 21. Howard Olden, who has spent some time here visiting with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. Olden, has received employment with the Klamath Falls iron works and left for that city. HONOR STUDENT TOLD SCIO, Dec. 21. Report cards for the second six weeks were dis tributed in the high school Wed nesday. Honor cards were award ed to Melvin Holt, entire high school,, Maxine Arnold, senior; Melvin Holt, junior; Arlene Dar by, sophomore; Thelma Sprague, freshman. SCHOOL MEET CALLED BETHEL, Dec. 21. A special school meeting for Bethel district has been called for Wednesday, December 27, at 8 o'clock. O. L Brubaker, chairman of the board, will preside. JOIrT PROGFIAMOF it Tu be 1H The Church of the Naxarene will present its Christmas,, pro gram Sunday night at 7:30 o'clock. It is to be a combined program given Jointly by the Inn day school and by the church choir. The orchestra, directed by J. O. MInton, will open the pro gram with a group of old favor He Christmas carols. Following this there will be a short pro gram of music and exercises given by the elementary departments of the Sunday school and arranged by Miss Louise Pinnell. The closing number will be the cantata, "King All Glorious" by Roy E. Nolte, presented by the 50 roice choir of the church. John S. Friesen is director of the choir and Mrs. A. J. Smith is accom panist. The soloists are: soprano. Miss Ila Hoffer; contralto. Miss Thea Sampson; tenor, Clyde Hot ter. : Rev. Fletcher Galloway Is pas tor at the church and Frank M. Litwlller is superintendent of the Sunday school. Resume 1; Mem Club Thrives; iWill s ion January is Now 50 Operat bership 4.' lis i Fresh Fruits & Vegetables Celery Hearts 5g bunch Sweet Potatoes 'Cranberries 2 s. 23 Brazils Large Washed Manoas -() lb. IjC Walnuts Fancy F"neg 20c Almonds KL 8h 20c CANDY 2 24 ib. box Prince Albert Tobacco "maswrapped 69 C Your Christinas Dinner Is Not Complete Without Snowflake Soda's Plain Mix Candy La Belle Mix large amount hand-made pieces Fancy Hand-Made Creams Carmels, Nougats lbs. lbs. 25c 45c 59c ft my Prices Effective Friday and Saturday, Dec. 22, 23 RflcDOWELL MARKET i SALEM'S LEADING MARKET 171 S. Commercial Phone 8757 1 V Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, Chickens We offer you the very best of quality of birds for your Christmas dinner, and an unequaled price. Come in and see. We All Wish You ... Merry Christmas and a Prosperous New Year COME IN AND JOIN OUR GUESSING CONTEST We Close at 8 ' o'Clock Saturday Evening Noel Play Slated For Sunday Night At Brooks Church BROOKS, Dec. 21. A play. "The Night Before Christmas" will be put on by the young peo ple on Christmas ere at the Brooks community church. O. O. Epley is directing and the cast includes Leo Reed, Gladys Epley, DorotAy McKnight, Alrin Reed, Ada Hut to, Jack Bosch, Donald Waller, Charles Hntto. John Hutto, Albert Harris, Alfred Lorraine and Eliza beth Clark. Additional program numbers will be singing of carols, read ing by Ramona McKnight, songs by a quartet composed of Maxine and Dorothy McKnight and Ada and John Hutto, yocal solo by Mr. Quigley. A four - piece orchestra consisting of Alfred Lorraine, Mr. Hnnt, Albert Harris and Berna dine Wheeler, will assist. The usual treat will be given the Sunday school members at the Sunday morning service, says Rev. G. H. Quigley, pastor. At 1:30 o'clock Tuesday morn ing, -with one battle still unde cided, the Salem Chess club call ed off Its regular Monday night meetings until January 1. Then a number of the lovers of the royal game will again, assemble. In St. Paul's parish house for another tire or six hours of in t a n 1 v a concentration on the greatest game of strategy ever devised, and one that nas come down from ancient civilizations. Storming strongholds of toe enemy with the powerful guns of the "castles"; galloping across the board with the "knights" on prancing steeds; outwitting the amorous and treacherous "queen" who is more powenui even man the throne; holding a position with the aid of the mitred "bishops";, driving little by little but ever forward the pawns, the cannon fodder of chess. Into no-man's land: Is it any wonder that chess which so Intrigued the minds of the ancients snoum live on and captivate the imagination of men and women in . almost every country of the world to day? Amon the Salem chess play ers, it is discovered that there are on its membership rolls, sur geons, dentists, clergymen, law yers, a newspaper columnist, en trineers. real estate dealers, in surance men, university profes sor, college president, superinten dent of a fish hatchery, a fox farmer, musician, clerks, dairyman. The club was organized at the close of a chess party held four years ago in the home of Rev. George H. Swift. The 12 men present constituted the charter membership ot the club. There are now SO men enrolled, with an average attendance of -between 35 and 40, with men coming from Mehama, Stayton, Lyons and ML AngeL The president this year is LeRoy Ledgerwood, superinten dent of the fish hatchery at Me hama. The handicap system of tour nament play In use in the Salem club Is patterned after that ot Portland and other Pacific coast clubs. Any lover of chess Is cordially invited to join the club, as the handicap system used soon auto matically shows his ability, and he may choose his opponents from his own class if he chooses. James E, Renner Dies in Portland; Lived in Hubbard HUBBARD, Dec. 21. Notice has been received of the death of James B. Renner, aged 77, late of Portland, father of Mrs. Mary Black, James L. and Robert E. Renner of Portland; also surviv ed by four grandchildren. The funeral was held Wednesday, De cember 20 at the Portland crema torium. Mr. Renner was well - known in Hubbard as he formerly lived on the Will Rider place at Elliott prairie. After he sold that place he bought the Poinsett place west of town, later selling that before moving to Hubbard. Mr. and Mrs. Renner were members of the Con gregational church in Hubbard. Men on Deck for Work but No Boss In Sight, Found LIBERTY, Dec. 21. A number of men found themselves in a rather umiei'il situation when they report re for road work Monday n . There were no boss and no . The men had been notified to begin work Monday morning on a CWA road improvement pro ject. Someo'ne had forgotten to no tify W. W. Westenhouse who is to be foreman on the job. After mat ters were straightened out tne crew went to work at 1 o'clock digging a ditch on each side of the road going westward from the store. Ten men, mostly ex-service men, worked Monday. More are to go on Tuesday. V 1 n 137 8. Commercial Tl. 4010 THE BEST FOR LESS Tall Cans Armours MULES. 4 3.9s Full Line - Christmas Candies All Kinds Chase and Sanborn Dated (5oS5ee 27 lb. Iodized Salt 2-lb. pkg 5c Pork and Beans, Van 16-oz. can tJU Life Buoy Soap Cake 5c 15 lbs. Potatoes in Handy Shopping Bag For 12c KITCHEN QUEEN Hard Wheat $1.39 A AS sack Crown Best Patent - 4ft sack ...$169 TOILET TISSUE iooo o f Hp Sheets O rolls lUt Fancy Pumpkin, 2'i size M cans ... 15c Baker's Postum Baker's Premium Cr Cocoa Chocolate Vl 1 (to sacs aD 'b Cake Package 1 lb. LuC SNOWFLAKE CRACKERS WILL MAKE YOUR CHRISTMAS DINNER COMPLETE Full Cream (SEneeoe 2"a We Reserve the Righl to Limit Quantities I Caplars Cash Grocery 6 UE SUES STATE US 116 Sale of gasoline in Oregon have been increasing steadily sine midsummer according to a comparative statement ot sale and receipts released this week by, the secretary of state's office. Total gains in gallons of gasoline sold In the last five months amounts to 3,834,481, despite a one-cent Increase in the state tax and a half-cent boost in federal 1T As a result of the increase of the last five months the losses m sales the forepart of the year have been wiped out and the state now records 92,000 more gallons of gasoline sold the first 11 months of 1933 than in the corresponing period of 1932. Rev enues to the state trom the gaa tax have been rapidly swelled, the net Increase being $881,852. bringing the total tax collected to SS.728.720. Teachers Exams in Eclipse, New Law Teachers examinations got tin der way Wednesday at the court house. Only two teachers are tak ing the testa which are to be giv en for three days by Mrs. Mary L. Fulkerson, county school super intendent. Under the Oregon law effective January 1. 1934, only teachers wb.6"llaTe had certifi cates within three previous years, will be eligible to take the exam inations and thus to qualify for certificates. All other teachers must have normal school diplo mas. Once ft teacher obtains a mark of 90 in a subject, she is exempt from further examinations in the work,. V BENSON'S ifliwiiir Aimgofl IFfl Something Different in Angel Food lie We Are Baiting IOOO for Christmas ORDER A FRESH ONE FROM YOUR GROCER FRIDAY OR SATURDAY Local Fresh Creamery lbs. (Limit) 35c Phone 4018 M. J. B. COFEEE I (Sake FBrai? Swansdown or Soitasilk, large package jOC FvHnims6 RZeatt Extra fine Q OK quality O lbs. OL All Christmas wrapped. All fr-t AA brands in stock. 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